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Leiters'Patent No. 76,367, dated April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE'MANUIAGTURE OI SPOUTS POR TEA-POTS.;

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TO ALL WHOM' lIT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WEsTLAKE,`of the city of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings, und State of New Y0rlt,'have invented certain new anduseful ImpIOvements in the Manufacture of Spouts for Tea-Kettles; and Ido hereby declare' that thefollowing is e fulhcleur, and exactdescription of the sume, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a pnrt of this specification, in which- Fig-ure'lrepresents an inside view oi' the spout as swztgerl ready for puttingtogether.

Figure 2, avcomplete spoutformed from the form shown in tlg. I; and

Figure 3, o. trensversesection of fig. 1. I

Like letters refer to the same parts in all of th'e figures.

Ileretoi'ore, in the construction ofibent spouts made of sheet metal,thcsides or sectionshave been swaged separately, or of two separute pieees, and soldered together, forming two seams the entire length ofthespout, which not only increased their liability to leak, but alsoincreused the cost of manufacture. My invention consists in swuging thespouts from o. single piece vof metal, so as to formthem nearly theirentire length with but one seam. Y

To enable others skilled in theart to make and use my'spouts ininyimproved method,I will describe the same.

The tin or other sheet metal which is to be manufactured, is cut intoproper sizes for the size and length ot' the spout to be made, andsivaged in the form shown at fig. 1, the sides A and Af, each formingone-halt'V of the spout, und a. ridge; B, formed between them, exceptwhen they are bent or curved'. The piece is cut at 1 E, so that when thesides are brought together, the proper angle or incline will he given tothe spout when A attached to the tea-pot or kettle. The upper end isalso cut so as toform the proper curve, and a small piece of metal, D,is left so us to prevent, Whenthe sides are brought together, theformation of lu hole at the commencement of the curve. When properlyswztged, the metal is bent nt B, and the edges c brought together; thepoint D attached to A', is turned under A, and-from that point to theend the edges are soldered ns at e. By leaving the point D at thecommencement ot` the curve, theformution of a hole will be preventedwhen the parts are lapped over each other for soldering purposes. Thesespouts when formed ure attached in the usual manner.

It will be. obvious that handles for coffee-pots, tea-pots, and otherarticles, can be made in the manner herein described for making spouts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The method herein describedioi' forming curved or bent spouts of nsingle piecelot' sheet metal, substrintially as specified. Y

WILLIAM WESTLAKE.

lllitnesses:

JOHN H. HARNETT, WM. UNDERHILL.

